More people in our communities are struggling daily with the challenge of feeding themselves and their families. Children are especially vulnerable during the summer months when they are not receiving free or reduced meals through their school. With your help, we aim to raise more than a million meals to help our neighbors and increase awareness of food insecurity. 

Prevalence of Hunger

• An estimated 12.8% of American households were food insecure in 2022, meaning they had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their household members due to a lack of resources.
• 11.4% of households with elderly members living alone experienced food-insecurity in 2022.
• Based on average rates from 2020-2022, Arkansas ranked first among the most food-insecure states in the nation with 16.6% prevalence among households. Oklahoma (6th) and Missouri (10th) were once again in the top 10 while Kansas ranked 34th in the nation.

Nationwide Child Hunger

• 17.3% of U.S. households with children under age 18 experienced food-insecurity in 2022.
• 16.7% of households with children under age 6 experienced food-insecurity in 2022.
• 33.1% of households with children headed by a single woman experienced food-insecurity in 2022.
• 21.2% of households with children headed by a single man experienced food-insecurity in 2022.

Source:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/107703/err-325.pdf?v=2756.6